TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING REPORTS BY THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR OF IMPROPER OR ILLEGAL PRACTICES.
SB 18 is a procedural bill that adds Representative Gazaway as a sponsor of the original legislation. It does not change substantive reporting requirements but modifies the bill's sponsorship record. The bill passed the Arkansas legislature on February 4, 2025, and was signed into law as Act 20 on February 6, 2025. This amendment affects the bill's official record but does not alter the Legislative Auditor's reporting process for improper or illegal practices.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Signed Feb 6, 2025
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What changed between versions
Act 20
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SB 18
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from 'Act 20' to 'SB 18' with no substantive policy changes. The only modifications are formatting adjustments including the removal of an approval date line and the addition of blank lines, while all legislative content remains identical.
TECHNICAL
Removed the approval date line that previously read 'APPROVED: 2/6/25'
Added blank lines at the beginning of the document text
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Feb 6, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB18 is now Act 20
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 .
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to Senate as passed, as amended # 1
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass as amended 1
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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